2020
Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder
Zhang Y, Liu W, Lebowitz ER, Zhang F, Hu Y, Liu Z, Yang H, Wu J, Wang Y, Silverman WK, Yang Z, Cheng W. Abnormal asymmetry of thalamic volume moderates stress from parents and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Neuropharmacology 2020, 180: 108301. PMID: 32910952, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsParentsPhobia, SocialStress, PsychologicalThalamusConceptsThalamic volumeThalamic asymmetryAge group differencesAbnormal asymmetryAnxiety disordersBilateral thalamic volumeAnxiety symptomsBrain developmental abnormalitiesOlder age groupsSocial anxiety disorderChronic family stressMedication-free childrenFunctional lateralizationMental disordersAge groupsChronic stressBrain developmentTotal SCARED scoresDisordersFamilial stressChildrenAnxiety severityAdolescentsEmotional disordersDevelopmental abnormalitiesChildhood Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review of Treatments and a Novel Parent-Based Approach.
Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER. Childhood Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Review of Treatments and a Novel Parent-Based Approach. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2020, 34: 200-224. PMID: 32817402, DOI: 10.1891/jcpsy-d-20-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAvoidant Restrictive Food Intake DisorderBehavior TherapyChildFamily TherapyHumansParent-Child RelationsParentingPsychosocial InterventionConceptsAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intake DisorderParent-based treatmentRestrictive food intake disorderPilot Randomized Control TrialRetrospective chart reviewFood intake disorderReview of treatmentRandomized control trialFamily-based therapyPilot open trialCognitive behavioral therapyChart reviewCase seriesOpen trialCase reportOutpatient careControl trialPsychosocial treatmentsDietary restrictionCase presentationBehavioral therapyEating habitsChildren's symptomsPsychosocial functioningStatistical ManualParent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment
Zilcha-Mano S, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Parent-Child Agreement on Family Accommodation Differentially Predicts Outcomes of Child-Based and Parent-Based Child Anxiety Treatment. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 427-439. PMID: 32401557, PMCID: PMC8496486, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1756300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsParentingTreatment OutcomeConceptsParent-child agreementFamily accommodationMultilevel response-surface analysisAnxious Childhood EmotionsChild anxiety treatmentChild anxiety severityCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety symptom severityDistinct underlying mechanismsChildhood EmotionsChildhood anxietySupportive parentingAnxiety treatmentParent reportBehavioral therapyRole of accommodationAnxiety severityAnxiety disordersPoor treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesSymptom severitySubsequent treatment outcomesTreatment endSignificant predictorsChildren
2019
Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety
Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Silverman WK. Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2019, 49: 752-760. PMID: 31136200, PMCID: PMC6881529, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1614002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildChild Behavior DisordersFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyExploratory factor analysisTest-retest reliabilityFactor analysisChild anxiety symptomsChild depression symptomsChild-parent dyadsTwo-factor modelTest-retest reliability dataChild anxietyAnxiety symptomsFamily routinesDivergent validityDepression symptomsTest-retest dataConvergent validityFactorial structureKey constructsAnxietyAccommodation measuresTheory developmentClinical applicationStudy objective
2016
Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Feldman R. Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2016, 123: 1053-1067. PMID: 27145763, PMCID: PMC5007197, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1565-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersChildEnvironmentFemaleHumansMaleOxytocinParent-Child RelationsParentingParentsConceptsAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatment outcomeChild anxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersParent-based interventionsAnxiety treatment outcomesCross-generational influencesSocial referencingFamily accommodationChild anxietyParenting stylesVicarious learningOxytocinergic systemChildren's symptomsBehavioral systemsParental responsesParental anxietyMaternal anxietyAnxietyExistence of linksSevere distressDisordersPrenatal environmentTreatment outcomesResearch“Failure to Launch”: Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children
Lebowitz ER. “Failure to Launch”: Shaping Intervention for Highly Dependent Adult Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 89-90. PMID: 26802773, PMCID: PMC4895190, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Parent Training in Nonviolent Resistance for Adult Entitled Dependence
Lebowitz E, Dolberger D, Nortov E, Omer H. Parent Training in Nonviolent Resistance for Adult Entitled Dependence. Family Process 2012, 51: 90-106. PMID: 22428713, DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01382.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis
Lebowitz ER, Vitulano LA, Omer H. Coercive and Disruptive Behaviors in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis. Psychiatry 2011, 74: 362-371. PMID: 22168296, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2011.74.4.362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAggressionChildChild BehaviorCoercionFamily HealthFemaleHumansIsraelMaleObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParent-Child RelationsConceptsFamily accommodationDisruptive behaviorCoercive behaviorPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptom dimensionsObsessive-compulsive childObsessive-compulsive disorderLevel of impairmentChild OCDCompulsive disorderSymptom dimensionsOCDInterview pointsClinical experience pointsSymptom severityTheory methodologyQualitative explorationAdolescentsChildrenEmergent themesSuch situationsParentsExperience pointsTreatment outcomesQualitative analysis